Dickson donates land to Muslims

The Bayelsa State Government has donated a piece of land to the Muslim community to enable them build a mosque in Yenagoa, the state capital.

Governor Seriake Dickson announced the donation when a delegation of Muslim leaders visited him at the Government House.

The governor, who also promised to provide a bus, said the government would not only make the land available but support the Ummah in building a central mosque.

Dickson directed the Commissioner for Lands and Survey to map out the area in accordance with the city’s master plan.

The governor said: “All humanity is one, if God had chosen to make all of us adherents of one religion, He would have done so without our asking.

“We are all children of God regardless of the religion you practise.”

The leader of the delegation, Alhaji Abdulrahman Zikiye Enewari, praised the Dickson-led administration for its efforts at promoting security, infrastructural development as well as transparency in governance.